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US-8772163

Semiconductor processing method and semiconductor structure

PublishedJuly 8, 2014
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Technical Abstract

A semiconductor processing method that can generate a hole with different diameters, comprising: providing first material and second material different from the first material; and utilizing a etching process to etch the first material and the second material to form a hole through the first material and the second material; wherein the etching process has different etching rates for the first material and the second material such that the hole have different diameters. A semiconductor structure corresponding to the above-mentioned method is also disclosed.

Patent Claims
12 claims

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1. A semiconductor processing method that can generate a single hole with different diameters, comprising: providing first material and second material different from the first material; and utilizing a single etching process to etch the first material and the second material to form a single hole through the first material and the second material; wherein the single etching process has different etching rates for the first material and the second material such that the single hole have different diameters; where the single hole includes a second portion, and a third portion under the second portion; wherein the third portion has a diameter smaller than the second portion; where the second portion touches both the first material and the second material, and the third portion only touches the second material.

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2. The semiconductor processing method of claim 1 , wherein the first material is surrounded by the second material.

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3. The semiconductor processing method of claim 1 , wherein the first material is nitride, and the second material is oxide.

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4. The semiconductor processing method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing a target device before providing the first material and the second material; and providing a metal line above the second material, which can be contacted to the target device via the single hole.

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5. The semiconductor processing method of claim 1 , where the single hole further includes a first portion above the second portion; wherein the second portion has a diameter smaller than the first portion; where the first portion only touches the second material.

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6. The semiconductor processing method of claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the second portion gradually decreases from top to bottom.

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7. A semiconductor structure having a single hole with different diameters, comprising: first material; second material different from the first material; and a single hole with different diameters, through the first material and the second material, wherein the single hole is formed by a single etching process etching the first material and the second material, wherein the single etching process has a smaller etching rate for the first material than for the second material; where the single hole includes a second portion, and a third portion under the second portion; wherein the third portion has a diameter smaller than the second portion; where the second portion touches both the first material and the second material, and the third portion only touches the second material.

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8. The semiconductor structure of claim 7 , wherein the first material is surrounded by the second material.

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9. The semiconductor structure of claim 7 , wherein the first material is nitride, and the second material is oxide.

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10. The semiconductor structure of claim 7 , further comprising: a target device under the first material and the second material; and a metal line above the second material, which can be contacted to the target device via the single hole.

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11. The semiconductor structure of claim 7 , where the single hole further includes a first portion above the second portion; wherein the second portion has a diameter smaller than the first portion; where the first portion only touches the second material.

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12. The semiconductor structure of claim 7 , wherein the diameter of the second portion gradually decreases from top to bottom.

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Filing Date

May 31, 2012

Publication Date

July 8, 2014

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